Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said there are abundant trade and investment opportunities across many sectors with India. Senator McKenzie, a member of the joint parliamentary Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade committee, is part of the 400 plus delegation to Australia Business Week in India, led by Trade Minister Andrew Robb. “The aim of the business…
DetailsVICTORIAN Farmers are disappointed that the Labor government has ditched the alpine grazing trial in the high country before even giving it a chance. Newly appointed Environment Minister Lisa Neville made the announcement yesterday and claimed that “the science is already in” on cattle in the state’s alpine region. But Victorian Farmers Federation Omeo…
DetailsNationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has called on the new Labor Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, to allow the completion of a cattle grazing trial in the High Country and await the results, rather than rushing to shut it down for political reasons. “The new Labor government hasn’t wasted any time in playing politics to appease the…
DetailsThe Mountain Cattlemen and supporters were very disappointed to learn on rural radio today that the Trial in Wonnangatta Valley has been cancelled. They say the way it was announced by the Minister was disrespectful. President of the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria Charlie Lovick said that the MCAV wrote to the Minister Lisa Neville…
DetailsQUT has released four course fee scenarios for domestic students commencing in 2016, in an effort to provide clarity around the current higher education funding debate. QUT accepts all sides of politics struggle with the reality of the balance between student and government contributions to higher education. The scenarios are based on: no change (scenario…
DetailsNationals Senator Bridget McKenzie thanked those crossbench senators who negotiated amendments to the higher education reforms legislation, that complement the government’s commitment to ensuring a quality education is accessible to more students, especially those from disadvantaged and regional backgrounds. “In doing so, these senators were responding to feedback from universities, students and other stakeholders that…
DetailsMEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 3 December Australia’s national industry association for private tertiary education, the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET), said today that the defeat of the Higher Education Reforms in the Senate is a major blow for low SES and regional students across Australia. Broadening government supported places to non-university higher education…
DetailsSenator McKENZIE (Victoria) (16:37): It grieves me but I am glad to actually participate in this ridiculous debate where, once again, the Labor Party trots out its tired lines—although I am quite excited about some of the adjectives those opposite have chosen to throw into today's motion. But I think it is actually merely disguising…
DetailsMEDIA RELEASE 3 December 2014 RUN urges the Senate to pass the new Higher Education and Research Reform Bill early in 2015. The Chair of the Regional Universities Network (RUN), Professor Peter Lee, said that the new bill introduced in the House of Representatives today shows that many of the issues raised by RUN have…
DetailsSenator McKENZIE (Victoria) (18:12): I rise tonight to speak on the report from the Select Committee on Australia's Food Processing sector, for which the government response was handed down this week. As a representative of rural and regional Australia, it was a pleasure to work on this select committee with Senator Colbeck, Senator Xenophon and…
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